Wire shelf-bracket



H. L. BRADLEY.

WIRE SHELF BRACKET.

(No Model.)

No. 472,285. Patented Apr. 5, 1892.

UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY L. BRADLEY, OF NElV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

WIRE SHELF-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,285, dated April 5,1892.

Application filed September 15. 1890. Serial No. 364,980. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY L. BRADLEY, of New Haven, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in \VireShelf-Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with accompanying drawin gs and theletters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, iu

Figure 1, a perspective view of a bracket embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a detached perspective View of a different form which the brace mayassume. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of another braced form of myimproved bracket.

Myinvention relates to an improvement in Wire shelf-brackets, the objectbeing to produce a cheap, light, strong, durable, and ornamentalarticle.

WVith these ends in view my invention consists in a wire shelf-brackethaving each of its arms composed of two or more strands of wire arrangedto secure a wide bearing in such a bracket when provided with a brace,and in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, aswill be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

As shown by Fig: 1 of the drawings, the frame of the bracket is madefrom a single piece of wire bent to form two arms or members A and B,standingat a right angle to each other, and each composed of twoapproximately parallel strands of wire arranged in the planes in whichthey are to be utilized, the said planes being those of the wall orpartition and shelf. Perforated sheet-metal clamps A and B, applied tothe respective arms aforesaid near the bend of the frame, stiffen thesame and afford means of putting the bracket up and attaching the shelfto it. The clamp B has the additional function of covering the ends ofthe wire.

The bracket represented by Fig. l of the drawings is provided with adiagonal brace D, composed of a long loop of wire twisted between itsends, which are respectively inserted into perforated sheet-metalbraceclamps D and D located near the ends of the respective arms of theframe. This brace secures great strength, and is my preferred form ofbrace. Fig. 2 shows a brace E, similar, but not twisted, and having itslo er end shaped to form an eye E.

The braced construction shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings is composed oftwo pieces H and H of Wire, each bent at a right angle and claspedtogether by perforated sheet-metal clamps H and H and having their endsreturned upon themselves to form the eyes H II H H and then braided ortwisted together to form the brace H Having fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. A wire shelf-bracket having its two arms or members composed of twoor more strands of wire connected together by clamps and arranged tosecure a wide bearing in the planes in which they are utilized and abrace extending diagonally between the arms and secured at its ends byclamps applied thereto, substantially as described.

2. A wire shelf-bracket having its two arms or members composed of twoor more strands of wire connected together by perforated sheetmetalclamps and arranged to secure a wide bearing in the planes in which theyare utilized and a brace extending diagonally between the said membersof the bracket and secured thereto by perforated sheet-metal clamps,substantially as described.

3. A wire shelf-bracket having its two arms or members composed of twoor more strands of wire connected together by perforated sheet-metalclamps and arranged to secure a wide bearing in the planes in which theyare utilized and a twisted diagonal brace extending between the arms,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HENRY L. BRADLEY.

Witnesses:

GEO. D. SEYMOUR, JOHN E. EARLE.

